208 LDS sex abuse cases found
California
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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Crime: 1990s, - Crime state: California,
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LDS positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Crime: -
- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state: California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- John Wichmann was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Dane Williams (1967 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
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- Convicted:
2006,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Gary Woolstenhulme (1933 – 2002) was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Jared Zierenberg (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Camarillo, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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